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    Supreme Court rules for coach whose prayers on football field raised questions about church-state separation

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former high school football coach who prayed at the 50-yard line after games, ruling that his public prayers were protected as free speech and free exercise of religion. The 6-3 decision is a victory for those who seek a larger role for prayer and religion in public schools. The court’s conservatives cast aside long-standing ideas that the ...
    by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Jun 27, 2022 4 minutes
    Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy answers questions after his legal case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, was argued before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. Kennedy was terminated from his job by Bremerton public school officials in 2015 after refusing to stop his on-field prayers after football...

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former high school football coach who prayed at the 50-yard line after games, ruling that his public prayers were protected as free speech and free exercise of religion.

    The 6-3 decision is a victory for those who seek a larger role for prayer and religion in public schools.

    The court’s conservatives cast aside long-standing ideas that the Constitution mandates a strict separation of church and state. While they agreed students may not be required to pray or listen to a religious message, they said private prayers at school are protected, not prohibited.

    They ruled that Coach

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